LA VERGNE — Princeton Fant was forced to stand and wait for his chance a year ago on the La Vergne High School football sidelines.

A torn right ACL ended his junior season before it even began.

However, Fant is healthy now. And he's ready for a breakout senior season.

"He's starving," La Vergne coach Stanton Stevens said. "When I tell you that kid is starving to get back into action and show in a game what he's capable of doing, it's killing him to not have that opportunity.

"I feel really good that he's absolutely 100 percent."

Fant currently is wearing a brace on his right knee. It's something that is irritating, but precautionary.

"You are still a little concerned with a contact injury, not an injury where he is running and he plants and cuts," Stevens said. "But some kid falling on his knee. You don't want that to happen in spring ball."

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La Vergne junior Princeton Fant pulls in a pass. He has committed to Tennessee.(Photo: Tom Kreager/DNJ)

Fant, a 6-foot-3, 210-pound wide receiver, caught 14 balls for 326 yards in 2014. He also carried the ball nine times for 141 yards as a sophomore.

Fant will join Maleik Gay (6-2, 195) at wide receiver, giving the Wolverines two of the most physical receivers in the Midstate. Gray caught 22 passes for 485 yards and had 10 total touchdowns last year.

"It's going to be crazy; I'm ready for it," Fant said. "There isn't anybody out there that can guard me or Maleik."

Both Fant and Gray also will play defense. Gray will be an outside linebacker while Fant will play safety.

However, Fant is being recruited as a wide receiver. He has offers from Illinois, Kentucky, Louisville, LSU, Miami (Fla.), Mississippi State, Ole Miss, Tennessee, Vanderbilt and Western Kentucky.

Stevens believes that Fant can be a big-time player in college.

"Fant can be an elite college football player," he said. "I haven't seen a guy that is 210 pounds and is athletic as the most athletic guy on the field and is as fast as anybody on the field."